Megan Moroney: Tiny Desk Concert

Robin Hilton | March 7, 2025
When Megan Moroney first showed up for her Tiny Desk, decked out in a blue sequin dress and Uggs, she was fresh off winning best new artist at the Country Music Association Awards, an honor she earned for the affecting ways she blends classic country with earworm pop and confessional storytelling. The blue color scheme, also reflected on her guitar and nail polish, is a nod to the heartache and sadness found across 2024's Am I Okay?

The self-proclaimed Emo Cowgirl opens her Tiny Desk with "I'm Not Pretty" from her 2023 debut Lucky. Backed by pedal steel and sparkling harmonies, she sings about struggles with intrusive thoughts, self-sabotage and peaking in high school. Like all great country music, her songs reveal deeper and universal truths in life's smallest and messiest moments.

But Moroney's music is as much about resilience as it is grief. For this set, she also includes a version of "No Caller ID," which celebrates the friends who help you move on, as well as "Tennessee Orange," her 2022 breakout hit and ode to young love. She closes with the title cut to Am I Okay? "In my discography of sad songs," she tells the NPR Music office, "it's proof that a man was once making me happy." She quickly adds, "It's no longer true, but fun while it lasted!"

SET LIST
"I'm Not Pretty"
"No Caller ID"
"Tennessee Orange"
"Am I Okay?"

MUSICIANS
Megan Moroney: vocals, guitar
Riley Lowery: guitar, background vocals
John Barker: guitar
Eric Pritchard: drums
Alex Shernit: bass, background vocals
Justin Schipper: pedal steel
Amie Miriello: background vocals

TINY DESK TEAM
Producer: Robin Hilton
Director/Editor: Joshua Bryant
Audio Technical Director: Josh Newell
Host/Series Producer: Bobby Carter
Videographers: Joshua Bryant, Kara Frame, Maia Stern, Sofia Seidel
Audio Engineer: Josephine Nyounai
Production Assistant: Ashley Pointer
Photographer: Catie Dull
Tiny Desk Copy Editor: Lars Gotrich
Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed
Series Creators: Bob Boilen, Stephen Thompson
VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins

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[slowwaterdrifting]

Someone give that drummer a some of the best shaker work I've seen in a hot minute.

[thebillygarcia]

Tennesse Orange is such a brilliantly written song

[MauricioRomerol]

Megan made it to Tiny Desk, I feel so happy 🥲 you deserve it queen! 👸🏼

[ameliajane]

crazy to see how far my girlie has come since Hair Salon 💘

[kaihlacritzman]

Megan Moroney on tiny desk is such a treat. 🩵

[gregulasiewiczcoachu]

OMGawd, who is the female backup singer? She NEVER takes her eyes off of Megan and Always adds to the verse, the voice, the tone. She's a star unfound YET!

[Peeze]

Huge Megan Moroney fan, glad to see her success!

[mariaalejandraquiroga]

Love her so muchhh!!!! And seeing her in the tiny desk is so big!!

[NicoleMarieListens]

I love how much the band seems to enjoy this! They keep smiling at her, and she keeps looking back and smiling at them! It's sweet.

[mijlaid]

Never heard of her but loved this. Outstanding band.

[martyvenida]

0:01 I'm Not Pretty
03:38 No Caller ID
08:14 Tennessee Orange
12:50 Am I Okay?

[grayfreeman]

Can we talk about how good the backup vocals are?

[tdog]

Tiny Desk read my mind. I have been thinking that I wish they had more country music, and now within a few months they've given us Lainey Wilson and Wyatt Flores and now Megan! Thank you!

[___sabr]

Country music isn’t our go-to genre, but if you’re being unbiased, there’s no denying this female artist’s talent. She’s a skilled musician who can write, sing, and play instruments. Hailing from Douglasville, Georgia—a northern suburb of Atlanta.

[jimmyskoog]

I’m a single father of 3 who’s been battling chronic illness for years. I’m still sick and can’t work a “regular job” so I am going to pursue my music full time for real now so I can support my kids. I just wanted to say thank you for your music, Megan. For always giving me the inspiration I need to keep going another day. Your music has saved my life over and over again. Keep going. ❤ Much love from Sweden 🇸🇪

[InLoveWithMusic]

Megan Moroney has been such a comforting artist to me and my family and friends after loosing our grandma. Heaven by noon is such a relateable song even though its not preformed here, its such a great song. Megan is an amazing talented artist and I hope the best for her career

[VOByRobbins]

Not sure how I'm a month late watching this--- just brilliant!! Megan has a wonderful and warm personality and is fantastic, yup, the background singer Amie is just perfect --- this is country music, relatable, fun and makes you think! Yup, and of course the Tiny Desk audio quality is stunning!

[PowerWilly]

Megan, that was marvelous. You found a gift and stayed planted. God bless

[noahveskauf]

THIS IS ALL I NEEDED IN MY LIFE ALL I PRAYED AND ASKED FOR

[melvinlee]

I started to skip this one but decided to give her a chance. I’m not disappointed, I really enjoyed this.